The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

Qin Zhangyuan couldn't see that County Magistrate Wang deliberately concealed it, so he slapped the table heavily, and said angrily: "If County Magistrate Wang still wants to keep it secret, that's fine, then we can report the truth, two thousand shi of grain It's not too much, but it's not something you, a county magistrate, can afford!"

The county magistrate Wang knelt down, trembling, and said: "My lord, please listen to me, my lord, there are real refugees. If you don't believe me, ask other officials and local people. There are about 500 people. The official placed them in the Earth Temple outside the city, but... just some of these refugees got the plague, and the plague spread from ten to ten, and the officials were afraid that they would not be able to control it, so..."

Shen Jia closed her eyes, and this can basically prove that the old man Liu is telling the truth. He asked: "Apart from the refugees, is there anyone in the locals who have been in contact with them suffering from the same disease?"

"This is not the case. Only a few yamen servants got typhoid fever, and they were rescued in time because of the medicine. However, many people died among the refugees. The lower officials were anxious at the time. Tongzhou is not far from Chang'an. If they were allowed to run over, the lower officials would be guilty." Damn it!"

Qin Zhangyuan is a scholar with a compassionate heart. He couldn't help being angry when he heard such words. He pointed at the county magistrate Wang and scolded: "You are such a good official! How did you determine that what they got was the plague? Did you ever Have you been treated by a doctor? Tongzhou is not far from Chang’an. As long as you say something, the imperial doctor will come to diagnose it within three to five days. Why do you think it’s a plague? What about people? How did you deal with the more than 500 refugees?”

County magistrate Wang lowered his head and lay on the ground, aggrieved: "The famous doctors in the city are not willing to see the refugees. Several doctors shook their heads unanimously after seeing it, and they couldn't tell whether it was a plague. The officials are afraid! What if it is, what should I do to the people in Tongzhou City? What to do if it spreads outside? In order to control the epidemic, the officials ordered people to burn down the earth temple. The officials really have no selfish intentions, it is all for the people! And those people Half of the refugees fell ill on the way there, and then there were only more than 200 people left."

Shen Jia felt cold all over, he thought it was incredible that this kind of thing could happen in such a place so close to Chang'an, and there was no news of the incident in the court for a year, did he hide the news too well or Someone in the court suppressed the news for him.

He didn't even expect to encounter such a major event at the first stop, which is much more serious than greedy food.

Taking a step back, even if someone in the group of refugees got an infectious disease, they shouldn't give up everyone's life so easily. At the beginning, separating the sick from the non-ill and observing them in isolation can always save some people's lives.

From the beginning to the end, County Magistrate Wang didn't think about how to save these refugees, but listened to the words of one or two Mongolian doctors. The fear in his heart was true, but can a parent official waste his life because of fear?

From the news that Shen Jia heard, the group of victims should have caught the flu, and the flu is also highly contagious, especially when hundreds of people gather together, eat and live together, and after a period of hunger and cold, their physique It is very bad, without good medicine, a cold will kill them.

Moreover, the group of victims were terrified along the way, and when they arrived in Tongzhou, they were accepted and resettled, and their hearts relaxed. The pain accumulated in their bodies broke out, and most of the patients could not bear it.

In the final analysis, County Magistrate Wang handled this matter too hastily, but Shen Jia believed that it might not be much better than him if it was handled by other officials, maybe many people would not accept them even if they received it.

However, two thousand shi of grain would not be enough for hundreds of people to eat in a month. Especially for refugees, the government generally only gave them two meals of porridge a day, so as to ensure that they would not starve to death. Who would provide them with food to keep them full?

Shen Jia looked at the county magistrate Wang and the master. The two of them probably had something to explain. He pointed to the fake ledger on the ground and asked, "Since you said that the food was used for disaster relief, where is the real ledger? Two thousand shi How is the food consumed? Don’t take me and Qin Zhangyuan as fools, we know how much food a person can eat in a day even if we don’t do production.”

County Magistrate Wang and Master Wang glanced at each other, and said as if they were dead: "My lord, it is true that the food was not used that much, but in order to cover up the matter afterwards, the next official... the next official used the remaining food to stop the mouths of those who knew , In addition, the sealed silver was also given."

"How many people know about this matter?"

"Except for the three doctors who went to see a doctor, there are only a dozen yamen servants, six or seven officials such as the chief bookkeeper, and a few ordinary people who went to the earth temple to help."

Shen Jia asked unexpectedly: "Why don't the people in the county know about it? Don't they know about such a big thing? Besides, you burned everyone in one fire, so what about the corpses? They can't all be burned to ashes, right? "

County magistrate Wang wiped his sweat, lowered his head and said: "Before deciding to burn them, the lower officials told the people that they were ready to send the refugees away. After all, they are foreigners, and the local people don't They were not welcome, so the subordinate officials said that they would send them back to their hometowns, so they didn't see anyone afterwards and just thought they had already sent them away.

As for the corpses... Xiaguan buried them in the back mountain of the Earth Temple. That mountain is the property under the name of Xiaguan's wife, so no one has found it yet. "After saying this, County Magistrate Wang sat paralyzed on the ground. He had worked hard for more than ten years and finally made political achievements. He saw that he was expected to be promoted, but he didn't expect to fall here.

He hugged his head and cried, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "My lords, I made a mistake, I must correct it, and my original intention is good, I am just afraid, if it is really a plague, how many people will die in this city? The lower official's black hat is about to be lost!"

Qin Zhangyuan sighed, "Since you know in your heart that it is wrong to do so, why take the risk? Even if it is a plague, if you report it to the court, the emperor will not blame you. Is it true that you are a tyrant?"

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk more, Qin Qin Zhangyuan discussed with Shen Jia, and decided to report the truth, as for how the higher-ups should deal with Wang County Magistrate, they will not intervene.

Shen Jia said to County Magistrate Wang: "I met a person before, who was a survivor of the fire. He wanted to avenge his comrades. I will send this person to the court together as a witness, regardless of whether you really regret it or not. If you do something wrong, you will be punished, Mr. Wang must be clear in his heart."

Shen Jia immediately arranged ten imperial guards to take the memorial written by him and Qin Zongyuan back to Chang'an, and at the same time take old man Liu back. As for the Tongzhou county government, they moved Wang Zhiming's official and let the chief secretary act temporarily. The county magistrate Wang was temporarily detained in the prison of the county government, and fifty imperial guards were sent to guard it until the imperial court sent people.

When Zhao Zhang knew about this, Shen Jia and the others had already left Tongzhou to continue their journey. He regretted sending Shen Jia out. Not only was the weather bad, but there were also all kinds of people, officials who were more hateful and cruel than Wang Zhiming. abound.

This time they handled the case smoothly, but they encountered a more ruthless one, who might murder the imperial envoy in order to keep the secret. Historically, there are many imperial envoys who died on the road. As long as Zhao Zhang thinks about it, he can't wait to call him back.

But the imperial decree has been issued, and someone really needs to do this matter. After thinking about it, Zhao Zhang dispatched fifty Jinyiwei from Jinyiwei to chase after him, and also sent some food and clothes along the way.

He read the memorial again and again, it was written by Shen Jia, and it was stamped with the seals of him and the Qin Zhangyuan. Apart from this, Shen Jia didn't even write a word to him, and he didn't know if he was still angry.

Zhao Zhang picked up a pen and began to write letters, but he was not satisfied after writing three letters. They were either too sensational or too hard and emotionless. How could Shen Jia forgive him and write back to him?

Zhao Zhang thought for a long time with a pen, finally tore up the written letter, and sat on the dragon chair in a daze.

Seeing that he was very worried, Mr. Du walked closer and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, are you thinking about how to reply to Mr. Shen?"

Zhao Zhang glanced at him, twitching the corner of his mouth, "Why, you, an old eunuch, still understand this?"

"You don't understand if you say you understand it, and you know a little bit if you don't understand it. You are just afraid that Mr. Shen will be angry and ignore you, right?"

Zhao Zhang nodded to him, "Continue."

"Actually, according to this servant, you first have to give in and say something pleasant to ask Mr. Shen to forgive you. Then you have to confide in your heart. Since Mr. Shen left, you have not been able to eat or sleep well every day, and this servant is watching you." But Lord Shen doesn’t know, you have to let him know that you think of him and miss him, and in the end, you have to complain a little, the queen mother has returned, and she hasn’t given you a good face so far, the remnants of the Pu family have returned I didn't catch it, and there are all kinds of troubles, why don't you tell Mr. Shen?"

Zhao Zhang looked at Du Fucheng differently, and threw a jade finger wrench to him: "I reward you."

"Thank you, my master, for your kindness!" Du Fucheng happily accepted the reward, and then left the door, letting Zhao Zhang figure out how to write the letter.

Zhao Zhang had a reminder, and his writing was like a divine help. He quickly wrote the letter, and he wrote a full ten pages. how do you feel?"

Shen Jia was really surprised when he received the letter. It was not surprising that Zhao Zhang would send Jin Yiwei to him, but it was quite surprising that he wrote to him privately without telling Qin Zhanyuan. What did Zhao Zhang say? He is quite arrogant, he refuses to bow his head easily, and writing him a letter on his own initiative shows that he intends to apologize.

Shen Jia hid the letter in her bosom, and did not open it until nightfall when she was lying on the bed to read. The ten thick pages were full of writing, and there were all sorts of messy things. Told him in detail.

"It's not bad. I've made progress, but I still lowered my figure to coax me." Shen Jia laughed. The content of this letter is quite rich. I don't know how Zhao Zhang thought of writing to him like this. The style is completely different.

Seeing that he finally asked about the canonization of the prince, Shen Jia was stunned for a moment, thought for a long time, and then got up to write a reply to Zhao Zhang. Since the other party has voluntarily admitted his mistake, he should be more generous, not to mention that he didn't have much. angry.

"The canonization of the crown prince is a national matter. If the emperor announces it, it will definitely cause an uproar. Most of the courtiers will not agree. You are a young man, and it's not that you can't have children yourself. How can you appoint someone else's child as the crown prince? The courtiers must not understand. I can't accept it either, but I think you can start with the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother's feelings for Prince Rui are different. He is also a grandson. Prince Rui was raised by her personally and has deep feelings. If her old man agrees, things may happen. It will be much smoother.

However, I still want to advise the emperor to think carefully, maybe it is not in a hurry, you are still young, you can wait for Prince Rui to grow up before making a decision, if Prince Rui is worthy of a big job, then I will support him, if he looks crooked, then Even if he is your only blood relative, the minister will object, the king of a country is about the country and the people of Liming, and he should be based on the virtuous..." Shen Jia paused, but did not write the last sentence he wanted to say .

He wanted to say that maybe Zhao Zhang will change his mind in a few years, and there is no love that lasts forever. He and Zhao Zhang look at each other now, but no one can say what will happen in the future. Think about it, do you want your own children?Then Zhao Ting's position is very embarrassing.

Shen Jia once again told him to think carefully, not to regret it in the future, it is very easy to register the crown prince, but it is not so simple to abolish the crown prince.

Early the next morning, a Jin Yiwei came to receive the letter in a low-key manner, and then left with Shen Jia's letter.

Shen Jia knew that Jinyiwei had its own communication channel, and the speed was faster than the military newspaper. It is estimated that this letter will be delivered to Zhao Zhang in a day or two.

Thinking that he didn't say anything nice in the letter, Zhao Zhang didn't know if he would be disappointed, but the dog man dared to make him suffer in the freezing place, so he couldn't let him have a good time.

When Zhao Zhang received the letter, he was looking forward to it. There were many words in the letter that he would not normally say, and he didn't even read it a second time. His sweet talk was the most unbearable sugar-coated shell for him.

As a result, the letter was read from the beginning to the end, not to mention "I miss you" or "I love you", not even any words of concern for him, and the whole article was analyzed from the perspective of a courtier to help him analyze the pros and cons of being a crown prince .

"I still need you as a counselor, can't I succeed?" Zhao Zhang thought angrily. If he had known earlier, he would not have written him something like "Thinking like crazy". To this dry letter, he seemed extraordinarily frivolous.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is looking for you." Manager Du walked in quickly and said.

"Who is to notify?"

"It's Aunt Fan."

Zhao Zhang put the letter away and put it in the box where he usually put important memorials, and asked Du Fucheng to take it to his bedroom, and then took people to the Empress Dowager's Palace of Compassion.

Even in winter, there are hundreds of flowers blooming in the Palace of Compassion and Ning. His mother loves peonies and camellias very much. The gardener in the harem built a big greenhouse in order to make flowers bloom in winter. Such a nice color.

The Empress Dowager was watering a pot of flowers, and she didn't turn her head when she heard the movement. Zhao Zhang let it dry for a while before putting down the work in his hands, and said calmly, "The emperor is here?"

Zhao Zhang stepped forward and helped him into the inner room. The earth dragon was burning inside, and it was as warm as spring. Thinking that Shen Jia didn't know where he was suffering from the cold right now, his mind was a little wandering.

After waiting for the queen mother to sit down and serving a cup of tea himself, Zhao Zhang asked, "What is the queen mother looking for with my son?"

The Empress Dowager took a sip of her tea and looked at him after she put it down, "After coming back this time, the Ai family found that the Emperor has changed a lot."

Zhao Zhang didn't answer, his mental state could be seen at a glance, since he was reunited with Shen Jia, he felt much more relaxed, and the state he showed must be different.

But he couldn't say this, and the Queen Mother naturally misunderstood it. She thought that Zhao Zhang was happy because he solved the Pu family, which made people very angry.

"Since when did the emperor have such thoughts on the Pu family?"

Seeing that she was finally willing to tell him about the Pu family, Zhao Zhang didn't hide anything, and told her his thoughts and plans, "I didn't plan to do it so soon, but Pu Kunpeng's death was a good opportunity, and Jin Yiwei The evidence collected is getting more and more shocking, and I can't pretend I didn't see it."

"In this way, the Pu family really deserves to die!" The queen mother commented neither happy nor sad. Those accusations were spread all over the world, and she had heard of them before, so I dare not say 100% believe them, but some things happened when she was still in her natal family. As I've heard, when she becomes the queen, the Pu family will go too far, and it's not surprising that she will do anything.

But that was her natal family after all. She worked hard to climb to the back and made her son the emperor, wasn't it just to make the family feel better?The Pu family was going too far, but Zhao Zhang shouldn't have wiped out the whole family of the Pu family without saying a word.

"The Ai family always thought you were a kind child. When you came to the throne, I worried day and night that you were too soft-hearted and couldn't restrain the cunning old fox of the court. I didn't expect that the Ai family had misjudged his eyes and talked about his heart." Ruthless, you are not much worse than the first emperor." The first emperor was shamed by the world for killing all his brothers with his own hands, and even the historians said that he was too cruel and merciless, such an emperor would not be able to live forever.

Zhao Zhang didn't feel uncomfortable when he was criticized. He just said: "Sitting in this position, you should put away any soft-heartedness that you shouldn't have. If I am still the same as before, how can I live to this day? How can I subdue the courtiers?" Queen Mother, you think your son is cruel, and I have no objection to that, but I know who I should be cruel to and who I should be kind to."

The Queen Mother held back her anger and asked him: "Then the children, grandchildren, women and children of the Pu family shouldn't have received your kindness?"

"It was caused by my grandfather himself. It has nothing to do with me. I didn't intend to take the lives of the women."

The queen mother closed her eyes and grabbed the armrest of the chair with her fingers, as if she was about to make a decision, but in the end she just said: "Go back, don't come here if you have nothing to do, if you don't want to raise Ting'er, let him Follow Aijia, Pujia...Since you have already done it, Aijia has nothing to say, I just hope that you will have the face to face your grandmother in a hundred years, she has spoiled you since childhood."

Just as Zhao Zhang was about to say something, he suddenly heard a small sound. He was used to being cautious. He touched the mechanism on the ring with his fingers and listened to all directions.

At this moment, the screen in the room suddenly fell down, and a man dressed as a eunuch jumped out with a whisk in his hand. Zhao Zhang exclaimed, "Eunuch Yuan, what do you want?"

This person is the father-in-law next to the queen mother, the confidant of the queen mother, at this moment, glaring at himself, stretched out his hand to pull out a sharp sword from the fly whisk, and stabbed at Zhao Zhang directly.

"Damn you!"

"Presumptuous! Stop!" Two voices sounded at the same time, and Zhao Zhang didn't care too much. He grabbed the Queen Mother's arm and pulled her behind him. At the same time, he pointed his hidden weapon at Eunuch Yuan and shouted: "Come on! "

The two faced each other, and Zhao Zhang suddenly realized that the person opposite was not Eunuch Yuan. At first glance, he was the same person, but he was very familiar with Eunuch Yuan, and even the slightest difference was a difference.

"You are……"

The other party laughed, pulled off the fake beard, and wiped off the makeup on his face, revealing Pu Zhan's face, but he was more than ten years older than the last time we met, with dark eyes, "Zhao Zhang, you didn't expect it, did we?" There is still a chance to meet."

"How did my grandfather sneak into the palace?" Zhao Zhang suddenly thought, Wei Jinrong said that one night before returning, someone saw a black shadow flashing into the Queen Mother's room. He took a step back and asked in a low voice. Queen Mother: "Did the Queen Mother bring him in?"

Pu Zhan didn't do anything immediately, but looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Ling'er, didn't we have an agreement before? Why didn't you do it?"

Zhao Zhang was startled, and looked back at the queen mother, this is his biological mother, even at this moment he did not dare to imagine that she would harm him.

The queen mother turned her face away and said lightly: "I don't know what you are talking about?"

"It's really mother and son, even the treacherous face is the same. How much did the Pu family do to support you in the first place? What is the purpose of the Pu family's careful collection of money? How much of it went into your pockets? How much was for the sake of you?" You only do what you do? Now crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, there is no way!"

It was not all smooth sailing for Zhao Zhang to ascend to the throne. At that time, several imperial brothers were eyeing him, and if he was a little careless, not only he, but also the queen mother would die.

But if it is said that these evil deeds were done for the sake of their mother and son, Zhao Zhang would not agree. First, he confiscated soldiers to buy horses, and second, he did not rebel. How much money would he need?What's more, after he ascended the throne, he gave the Pu family so many rewards, and he paid off everything.

"Ling'er, don't be stupid. Zhao Zhang is not the same Zhao Zhang he used to be. Now he is dealing with the Pu family for fame, and he can deal with you for other things in the future. Do you think he is very filial? If you choose between you and his beloved One, who do you think he will choose?"

Seeing the flash of tension on Zhao Zhang's face, Pu Zhan suddenly laughed, "Hahaha...Everyone has weaknesses, Zhao Zhang's weakness is not you, not me, not even Ting'er, but him. My sweetheart, don't be stupid, if we had supported Ting'er in the past, these things would never have happened today."

"Stop it!" The queen mother yelled angrily, pointing at Pu Zhan and said: "The Ai family promised to send you away and prevent the emperor from finding you. Why are you still not satisfied? You must separate our mother-child relationship?"

No matter what Pu Zhan said, everyone thought she had reached an agreement with him. What would Zhao Zhang think?He would think that his mother wanted to make way for his nephew.

Once a crack is created, it is difficult to repair it in the future.

Seeing that no one came in, Zhao Zhang knew that the Queen Mother had indeed done something wrong, but he didn't know what she wanted to do?Should I stand on my side or on Pu Zhan's side.

"Zhuo'er, stop it. Your grandfather is old and has not had a good life for a few years. Just take it as a face for the mother. The mother will arrange him properly. He will definitely not return to Chang'an in the future. What do you think? ?” the Queen Mother asked wearily.

"I can spare his life, but all the dead soldiers of the Pu family must be handed over, otherwise I can't feel at ease."

"Hehe, are you afraid that I will send soldiers to take the life of your sweetheart? It's a pity, it's a step too late, and they set off early. At this moment, maybe they have already succeeded.

Last time I didn't want his life, I just wanted to capture him alive as a bargaining chip, now I can't protect myself, and I don't want to play games anymore, I just want his life! "

"How dare you!" Zhao Zhang was furious, moved his fingers slightly, and a few thin needles flew out. Pu Zhan was once a general who led the army.

He avoided the hidden weapon and attacked Zhao Zhang. The two fought in the huge hall, and the queen retreated to the corner. Looking at the scene in front of her, she felt very ironic. There was a father on one side and a son on the other. She didn't know who to help .